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Category: Bottle & Can Filling Machines

Automatic bottle filling machine and can filling machine.

  • Bottle Capping

    Bottle Capping

    Bottle capping machines are used for capping filled bottles. They are availabe in designs for crowns, screw metal and plastic caps, bugels and other special types of closures. The machines for cans contain a seaming unit.

    The unit is usually a part of the filling block with capacity according to the filling machine. An execution and a number of closing heads vary according to the capacity. Semi-automatic machines have a pneumtical one-head unit with manual bottle inserting. Mid-range fillers are usually equipped with pneumatical or mechanical (a universal version for both crowns and screw caps is available) one-head unit with step-by-step feeding star. The highest range offers continuous mechanical multi-position units.

    The closing unit is usually supplied with a cap tray, a cap orientation and a feed rail.

  • Bottle Rinser

    Bottle Rinser

    Rotary bottle rinsers are designed for rinsing bottles from mechanical impurities or for sterilizing bottles before filling them with beverages and other liquids. The rinsing units are custom-made according to customer’s requirements in versions for glass, PET, HDPE and other bottles. The rinser is usually a part of the filling block with capacity according to the filling machine, but can also be supplied as separate machine. For the small semi-automatic fillers, the rinser is always a separate machine and is operated manually.

    The design of the rinser is two-channel as a standard, meaning that it is possible to rinse the bottle with two media through two independent nozzles for each bottle. The bottle is turned bottom up over the nozzles by a gripping clamp so that the nozzles are partially inserted into the bottle neck. The machine can also be optionally equipped with nozzles that mechanically retract further into the bottle neck for greater efficiency. The machine is also equipped with a system for registering the presence of the bottles. If a bottle position is empty, the media supply to the nozzles is shut off.

    The machine can be equipped with a system of automatic dosing of disinfectant solution into the rinse water, a system of recirculation and heating of the solution and other additional devices. It is also possible to supply the machine in a version for a steam sterilization of the bottles.

  • Semi-Automatic Filling Machine

    Semi-Automatic Filling Machine

    In the range from 100 to 400 bottles per hour, we offer small semi-automatic filling machines with automatic filling process, but manual bottle operation (the process is shown in video lower). Usually in the block with a closing unit, separated manual rinser can be delivered too. The machine is driven mostly by pneumatic actuators.

    This range is suitable for very small craft breweries and other manufacturers, who want to treat and fill their beverage in the same quality as huge companies. The whole filling principle, valve internals and hygienic standards are same as used for bigger machines, but in smaller and inexpensive package. Disadvantages of this solution are higher demands on operators and contact of the operator with filled and open bottle.

  • Step-by-Step Filling Machine

    Step-by-Step Filling Machine

    The second step in our range are step-by-step filling machines, suitable for small breweries and producents. Usually as a block with a rinsing unit and a single head closing unit. The machine is driven mostly by pneumatic actuators. As the name suggests, the machine works in steps – the operation is shown in a video lower.

    The whole filling principle, valve internals and hygienic standards are same as used for bigger continous machines. The most important advantage over semi-automatic range is an avoidance of operator contact with filled and open bottle, since the operator only puts empty bottles to the machine input and then takes the full and closed bottles at the end. It increases the hygiene of the filling process. Disadvantage is inability to fill PET bottles.

  • Small Automatic Filling Machine

    Small Automatic Filling Machine

    Range of small automatic filling machines is an entry to the world of continuous carousel machines. A popular choice among medium-sized breweries and producers. Fully automatic rotary filling machine with a cylindrical tank, usually in the block with a rotary rinsing unit and a single position closing unit. A universal closing unit for crowns and screw caps is available, a can seaming unit can be added as well.

    The machine is driven by an electric motor and a system of gears and chains. This output range can still be processed manually at the input and the output, so an automatic palletizer/depalletizer is not necessary.

  • Automatic Filling Machine

    Automatic Filling Machine

    Rotary, fully automatic bottle/Can filling machine with an annular tank and up to 60 filling valves, usually in the block with a rotary rinsing unit and a rotary multi position closing unit. Sufficient output rate for larger breweries and beverage producents. The machine is driven by an electric motor and a system of gears. It is required to use an automatic palletizer/depalletizer in the bottling line.